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September 23, 2010
Baja Fish Tacos at Taqueria La Familia (Berkeley)
These are probably the best Baja/Ensenada-style fish tacos I’ve had since the epic Fish Taco Crawl in San Diego last year (Umamiventure #21). The FISH TACOS neon sign just kept screaming out at me whenever I drove past this little joint, on a busy strip where Berkeley and Oakland meet. I always order the fish […]
September 15, 2010
Happy Hour: Paystyle Sabbatical
Paystyle will be out for the rest of September. Why, you ask? Here it is, in his own words: When I passed the California Bar exam, I told myself I’d never take another. Then a few years later I found myself in New York City studying at the library for the NY Bar. When I […]
September 14, 2010
Kajitsu: Joyful Day (NYC)
I don’t like vegetables that much. I am not keen on vegetarianism. I am not that into organic vegetables. I hate cooking for vegetarians since I have no idea what to do. Though I buy quite a few items at the Greenmarket, I don’t even care if they are soaked in chemicals– I taint my […]
September 10, 2010
Fridgin’ Out: In Search of Kimchi (São Paulo)
My wife and I moved to São Paulo a few months ago. Now that we’re here, I realize what it takes to get situated: mountains of documents, waking up at 4am to stand in line, passport translation, a whole lot of bureaucracy, and patience. After the document pile-up game, we’ve finally found our own apartment. […]
September 8, 2010
Happy Hour: Torch’n Scorch
 As far as Summers go, this was one of the best in recent memory. My first trip to Tales of the Cocktail, a new puppy, and all around nice, scorching hot weather made this season a tough act for Fall to follow. But alas, we have arrived at Summer’s twilight here in New York: […]
September 3, 2010
Issan Style Thai at Sab-E-Lee (SD)
I was able to meet up with Kirk aka mmm-yoso during my trip to San Diego. What a true delight! It’s always a little awkward to meet fellow food bloggers in REAL LIFE– does he talk the way he write? what will he order? should I tell him I loved his post on that dim […]
September 1, 2010
Happy Hour: What’s a Barspoon?
Here at Happy Hour the subject all day every day is cocktails. I provide the recipes, and hopefully you enjoy them, and learn a little something new in the process. But a recent question from a friend prompted the realization that in all the posts about cocktails, I never really dedicated a post to cocktail […]
Letter From The Editor: The Rs
I try to live my life void of time constraints. I don’t wear a watch, and I’m perpetually in a rush and am nearly always late for everything. I’m not proud of this, and it’s always something I try to improve, but it somehow makes me less anxious, not knowing what time of day it […]
Skankynavia: Grabbing Spinach By Its Balls
So I’m having an old friend over for dinner, and he’s a vegetarian. Don’t we all hate cooking for vegetarians? None of my tried-and-true-recipes-for-normal-carnivore guests, like Beetroot Chicken or Bloody Pot Roast Beef, would fit the food customs of my friend. Luckily I recently had a fab side dish at another (non-vegetarian) dinner party some […]
August 31, 2010
Bieber Pie
My sister came over the other day with part of an apple pie she had been talking about making for a while. The young, sour apples came from her garden and worked perfectly with the pie. The crust was very crispy on the ends – just the way I like it. She mentioned she always […]